Wrestling with Theology

"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Five golden rings Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree."

"On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Four calling birds Three french hens Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree."

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung...

"On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three french hens Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree."

Fiserv Forum Christmas Chaos '23 Television Title Match: Kendall Windham (c) vs Dan Spivey 'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert vs Bob Holly World Tag Team Titles Match: PG-13 (c) vs Badd Company Raven vs Brad Armstrong American Heavyweight Title Match: Dustin Rhodes (c) vs Goldust World Heavyweight Title Match: Tully Blanchard (c) vs Jerry Lawler Last Battle of Wisconsin - Illinois Heavyweight T...

"On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Two turtle doves, and A partridge in a pear tree."

"On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ... a partridge in a pear tree."

In order that <heresies and sects> may not be pinned on us silently (for in the preceding explanation, we have made no mention of them), we intend at the end <of this writing> simply to make a list. The list will show the articles in which <the heretics of our time> err and teach contrary to our Christian faith and confession (to which we have often referred). (Ep XII 1) Who is l...

O Emmanuel, our king and our Lord, the anointed for the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/Emmanuel.mp3

O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the cornerstone uniting all people: Come and save us all, whom You formed out of clay. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/King-Desire.mp3

O Dayspring, splendor of light everlasting: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/Dayspring.mp3

6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” 8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fa...

O Key of David and scepter of the house of Israel, You open and no one can close, You close and no one can open: Come and rescue the prisoners who are in darkness and the shadow of death. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/Key.mp3

United Center Six-Man Tag Team Match: Octagon, Psicosis & Jushin Liger vs Great Kabuki & Sheepherders Television Title Match: Kendall Windham (c) vs Dan Spivey Raven vs Brad Armstrong 'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert vs Bob Holly Six-Man Tag Team Titles Match: PG-13 & Iceman King Parsons vs Badd Company & Cowboy Ron Bass https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/podcast/pwa_231220.m...

O Root of Jesse, standing as an ensign before the peoples, before whom all kings are mute, to whom the nations will do homage: Come quickly to deliver us. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/Root-Branch.mp3

O Adonai and ruler of the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the Law on Sinai: Come with an outstretched arm and redeem us. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/Adonai.mp3

This article provides a glorious testimony that God's Church will exist and abide in opposition to all the gates of Hell [Matthew 16:18]. Likewise, it teaches what God's true Church is, so that we may not be offended by the great authority of the false church (Romans 9:24-25). (SD XI 50) https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/podcast/cc_231218.mp3

O Wisdom, proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, pervading and permeating all creation, mightily ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence. https://wrestlingwiththeology.org/media/antiphons/Wisdom.mp3

1 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four livi...

Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.

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Does He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith--just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"?

Did you suffer so many things in vain--if indeed it was in vain?

Among the theologians of the Augsburg Confession there has not yet arisen any public dispute at all about the eternal election of God's children that caused offense and has become widespread. Yet this article has been brought into very painful controversy in other places. Even among our theologians there has been some agitation about it. Furthermore, the theologians did not always use the same...

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?